Northern Valley Regional High School District

Northern Valley Regional High School District
Round logo for the Northern Valley Regional High School District.
Address
162 Knickerbocker Road
Demarest
, New Jersey, 07627
United States
Coordinates40°57′50″N 73°58′27″W / 40.963999°N 73.974245°W / 40.963999; -73.974245
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentJames Santana
Business administratorMarc Capizzi
Schools3
Students and staff
Enrollment2,053 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty242.9 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.5:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupI
Websitewww.nvnet.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 9-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$23,17037$18,89122.7%
1Budgetary Cost16,7303015,5927.3%
2Classroom Instruction9,461288,8077.4%
6Support Services2,612342,29413.9%
8Administrative Cost1,942421,59222.0%
10Operations & Maintenance1,793171,954−8.2%
13Extracurricular Activities900298733.1%
16Median Teacher Salary89,4084771,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

The Northern Valley Regional High School District is a comprehensive regional public high school district composed of two public high schools serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan, suburban communities in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3][4] Students from Rockleigh attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[5]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 2,053 students and 242.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.5:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[6]

The communities in the district, made up of upper-middle income families, consistently support the school budget, which provides for varied, in-depth college preparatory and career-oriented curricula. Courses range from the remedial to Advanced Placement.

The district participates in special education programs offered by Region III, one of seven such regional programs in Bergen County. Region III coordinates and develops special education programs for the 1,000 students with learning disabilities in the region, which includes the Northern Valley District, as well as those for the Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan districts.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Northern Valley Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Northern Valley Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 30, 2017. "Our long standing successful and cost efficient Pre-K-12 consortium remains an exemplar model of shared services including seven local Pre-K-8 districts that send their students to the regional high schools: Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and Old Tappan."
  4. ^ Our Communities, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 31, 2016. "The seven towns that make up the Northern Valley Regional High School District - Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan - are situated in the northeast corner of Bergen County, New Jersey."
  5. ^ Board of Education, Borough of Rockleigh. Accessed September 4, 2024.
  6. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 14, 2014.
  7. ^ Region III Overview, Northern Valley Regional High School District. Accessed December 6, 2019. "Responding to this the Bergen County Superintendents Council almost 25 years ago, divided and reorganized the county into seven regions for special education. Bergen County Region III is comprised of nine participating districts: Alpine, Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northern Valley Regional High School District, Northvale, Norwood, and Old Tappan."